- The DC Department of
Health announced its first potential case ofmonkeypox on Saturday. - "The patient is currently isolating and does not pose a risk to the public," the department said.
A Washington, DC, resident on Saturday tested positive for what could be monkeypox, Washington health officials said.
The resident tested positive for orthopoxvirus. Monkeypox is in the orthopoxvirus family.
"On June 4, the DC public health lab confirmed the first positive Orthopox case in a district resident who reported recent travel to Europe," a press release from the DC Department of Health said. "The collected samples have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for further testing and confirmation of the Monkeypox virus."
"The patient is currently isolating and does not pose a risk to the public," the department added. "DC Health is identifying and monitoring close contacts. However, at this time no additional cases have been identified in the districts."
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified 24 cases of monkeypox in the US.